Kelly Ames for the Stars

  WOODS AND WINGS By M.W. Devers YA / Fantasy / Action & Adventure Publisher: Midnight6 Publishing Pages: 430 Publication Date: November 19, 2024 SYNOPSIS She never sought the path of a hero. Destiny had other plans. In the peaceful village of Rhigov, where traditions hold sway, fifteen-year-old Astraya Myna dreams of little more than escaping the confines of her kitchen duties. But when a malevolent force known as Vronti shatters the village's tranquility, Astraya is thrust into a journey she never imagined. Guided by a legacy she barely understands, Astraya joins forces with her brother, Raustra, and a small band of allies. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to protect their home from wingroans, dragon-like creatures whose powers are as formidable as their intentions are mysterious. As shadows of betrayal and hidden truths close in, Astraya navigates a world where loyalty is tested and power proves both elusive and dangerous. With each step she uncovers more about her...

  THE TWO TERRORS OF TULELAKE By WM Gunn Historical Fiction / Science Fiction / Thriller Pages: 320 Publication Date: October 15, 2024 SYNOPSIS The horrors of World War II shocked the world. Americans believed it could never happen here in our own borders…until it did. Ichiro Hisakawa and his family were part of the American culture – living the American Dream – until February 19, 1942, when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that branded them “the others.” Taken from their homes and stripped of their citizenship due to their ancestry, they endured deplorable conditions in the “relocation camps.” Typhus ran rampant through the camp, and riots were a daily occurrence. And for the first time, America was scornful. Life was difficult, and the Hisakawa family did their best to endure it all. However, 16-year-old Ichiro wasn’t prepared for the betrayal, murder, and escape that was waiting for him. And how did Bobby King, a sixteen-year-old from 2017, find himself in 1942 an...

  THE DOLL FROM DUNEDIN By ML Condike   Historical Mystery / Genealogy Mystery Publisher: Harbor Lane Books Pages: 428 Publication Date: October 22, 2024     SYNOPSIS The Doll from Dunedin is the sequel to the 2024 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal winner in Fiction - Mystery - General, The Desk from Hoboken. Still reeling from the dangers of a recent case, forensic genealogist RaeJean Hunter takes on a supposedly routine case to locate the missing heir of a woman she met in Central Park a year ago. Tantalized by a hefty income, she accepts. But there's a catch-she must find the heir within six months or the forty-million-dollar estate is donated to a local university. With the tight deadline comes the chance of a sizeable bonus, a series of unforeseen obstacles, and the unexpected connection to a cold case from 1910, when perfume heiress Dorothy Arnold disappeared without a trace. Armed with only her genealogical skills, the books and historical docu...

  A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT By Marlene M. Bell   Cozy Mystery / Small Town Mystery Publisher: E w ephoric Pages: 368 Publication Date: September 5, 2024 SYNOPSIS A manipulator.                                                         A fatal plan for revenge.                                Award-winning author of the Annalisse series, Marlene M. Bell, brings distant friends together in the rural South only to have one of them become the victim of a brutal crime of passion. Once celebrated for her show-stopping pastries and irresistible dess...